Lying high within the picturesque mountain plateau of Horton Plains, Baker’s Falls is a scenic waterfall with a height of 66ft. Named after its discoverer, Sir Samuel Baker, an intrepid explorer and big game hunter of the British colonial period, it lies nestled in a forested thicket of montane shrubs and tree ferns. A source of the Belihul Oya, it is a broad fall, with its waters cascading over multiple drops and rocky outcrops to a pool at its base. A large part of the attraction of Baker’s Falls is the trek to get there through Horton Plains which is home to unique and endemic flora and fauna.

Written by Jonathan Roelofsz for Travel Lanka Compass